Auburn wins slugfest over NC State to advance to Sunday in regional play

Auburn pounded five home runs with two each from Ethin Bingaman and Cade Belyeu, and the Tigers needed every swing on Saturday as they held off NC State 17-13 to advance to Sunday where they will face the loser of Milwaukee-UCF later tonight.

Auburn wins slugfest over NC State to advance to Sunday in regional play. Auburn pounded five home runs with two each from Ethin Bingaman and Cade Belyeu, and the Tigers needed every swing on Saturday as they held off NC State 17-13 to advance to Sunday where they will face the loser of Milwaukee-UCF later tonight. Despite scoring runs in bunches, Auburn had to use four pitchers in the four hour game, including ace reliever Jackson Sanders, to get the victory. With the win Auburn improves to 39-20 overall and stays alive in the Auburn Regional. Facing LHP Cooper Consiglio for the second straight year in regional play, Auburn picked up where the Tigers left off last season when they scored 7 runs off him in 3.1 innings. That started right away in the top of the first. The visiting team, Auburn got a leadoff single from Mason McCraine to ge...